Arni, Maharashtra
| Arni | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Arni Location in Maharashtra, India | |
| Coordinates: 20°07′40″N 77°55′39″E / 20.12778°N 77.92750°ECoordinates: 20°07′40″N 77°55′39″E / 20.12778°N 77.92750°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Yavatmal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Arni Municipal Council |
| • MLA | Raju Todsam |
| • MLC | Khwaja Baig[1] |
| • MP | Hansraj Ahir[2] (BJP) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,61,833 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 445103 |
| Telephone code | 07234 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-29 (Yavatmal) |
Arni is a Taluka (Administrative Division) & Tahsil Place in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra State in India. It is situated on the banks of the Arunavati River. National Highway-361(Nagpur-Tuljapur) passes through Arni.
Administration
Arni (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 288 constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and one of the seven which are located in Yavatmal district. Political positions in the region are reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates.
It is a part of Chandrapur Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) constituency with the adjoining Chandrapur district along with five other Vidhan Sabha assembly constituencies: Rajura (SC), Chandrapur (SC), Ballarpur and Warora from Chandrapur district, and Wani from Yavatmal district.
Marathi is the official language.
Economy
Arni city is well known for its cotton. It also has big grain market & there 3 sub grain markets & also one private grain market.
it is biggest local market in a district after yavatmal. In a city 5 Cotton ginning & Pressing mills, 2 Peanut Mills & 1 Dal Mill.
Food grains including wheat, jowar (sorghum), pulses, and groundnuts are currently in high demand in the market. The market is supplied with plenty of grains from nearby villages such as Jawala, Sawali, Lonbehel and cities like Yavatmal, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur, Aurangabad & all over india.
Education
Arni is a major centre for education, being well equipped with school and colleges. These include:
- S.M.D. Bharati high school
- S.M.D. Bharti girls high school
- S.M.D. Bharti jr. College of Science, Commerce & Arts
- S.M.D. Bharti Senior college,
- Kidzee Pre'school
- Hazrat Baba Kambalposh Urdu high school
- Hafiz Baig Urdu jr. College
- Shahid Bhagatsingh high school
- Shahid Bhagatsingh jr. College of Science
- Devrao Patil Shinde jr. College
- Devrao Patil Girls school
- Narayanleela English Medium School
- Sunrise nursery and convent
- Prabhakiran English Medium Primary School
- Swami Vivekanand Digital School
- Radhakrushna Primary School
- Saishwari Primary School
Religion
There is unity between the Hindu and Muslim communities in Arni. Baba Kambalposh Dargah Sharif[4] and Mahadev Mandir is situated at the bank of Arunavati river (the name Arni came from Arunavati river).
In a taluka many other temple's in Villages like Dabhadi, Deurwadi, Antargaon & many other Villages.
The annual Urs festival of the Sufi saint Baba Kambalposh is very famous within Maharashtra; it is celebrated annually in Arni between the 5th and 10th of February. Shankar pat (bull racing) used to be one of the main attractions of the festival, in which around 200 villagers (each with their own pair of bulls) would participate for a prestigious prize—however, this practice has now has been stopped by an act of government.
Mahur, a town with religious significance for Hindus, is situated just 33 km from the city.